{"id":196213,"date":"2025-10-20T18:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/10\/20\/the-25-biggest-halloween-songs-of-all-time-on-the-hot-100-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:09:18","slug":"the-25-biggest-halloween-songs-of-all-time-on-the-hot-100-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/10\/20\/the-25-biggest-halloween-songs-of-all-time-on-the-hot-100-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 25 Biggest Halloween Songs of All Time on the Hot\u00a0100"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tHalloween songs might not be as beloved \u2014 or profitable \u2014 as Christmas music (though that\u2019s changing a bit), but there\u2019s no denying the grave reality that people go batty for spooky songs as Oct. 31 approaches.<\/p>\n

\n\tSimply put, folks who want to avoid spooky songs around All Hallows\u2019 Eve don\u2019t have a ghost of a chance. And while we all have our favorites, there are some seasonally appropriate songs that loom larger in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 than others.<\/p>\n

\n\tWe decided to round up the 25 Biggest Halloween Songs based on their Hot 100 chart achievements (see below for a detailed explanation). No bones about it \u2014 the results might leave some people howling mad. Frightening as it may be to fans of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson\u2019s iconic \u201cThriller\u201d isn\u2019t in the top 20 of this list of 25 songs (it peaked at No. 4 in 1984 and spent 22 weeks on the chart), though it\u2019s inarguably a perennial staple \u2013 one as essential to the season as those holding Frankenstein\u2019s Monster together.<\/p>\n

\n\tSo what did make the list? No need for us to be cryptic \u2013 read on and find out.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBillboard\u2019s Biggest Halloween Songs ranking is based on weekly performance on the Hot 100 (through the Oct. 18, 2025-dated charts), and includes Halloween-themed hits or songs with a seasonal word in its title (\u201cspooky,\u201d \u201cdevil,\u201d \u201cmonster,\u201d \u201cwitch,\u201d etc.). Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates during various periods.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional research by Xander Zellner. <\/em><\/p>\n